Mt Vernon Kings Rally For 10 9 Win At Paris Lakers
Mt Vernon Kings beat the Paris Lakers 10 9 in nine innings before about 2000 at Veterans Park. Chuck Popovich slid home with two outs in the ninth as Frank Brookman earned the win over Paris starter Easy Wilson and reliever Jack Gordon. Patino had four hits, Patino and De Russe sparked Mt Vernon’s 17 hit attack while Hawley and Bodell sparked late rallies to erase a 9 5 deficit.
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Mount Vernon Edges Paris in Ninth Inning Thriller
Chuck Popovich slides home for the winning run in the ninth at Vets Park as Mount Vernon defeats Paris 10 to 9. Catcher Beisenhurst dives for the tag but misses. Paris pitcher Gordon backs up the throw from right field while Umpire Helki signals the final out.
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National League Friday Schedule Highlights Six Night Games
Major league night action features six NL matchups with Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and New York at Chicago among key games. Pitching duels include Dickson against Newcombe in Brooklyn and Raschi facing Holcombe in Chicago as final details unfold.
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Dorish Shuts Out Centralia. Bekeza Homers
Lou Bekeza, Centralia manager, connected for a homer off Dorish in the exhibition at Fans Field as Dorish pitched three innings giving up six hits. Dorish had a five hit shutout against the St. Louis Browns-Centralia game and now Paul Richards has Dorish pitching shutouts in the American League.
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Lakers Win Dramatic Comeback Over Kings 10 9
Heistand moved to third and tied the game with a single scoring Heistand. Solorzano was intentionally walked with bases loaded. McCord fielded then Fichtel forced at home for the first out. Milin kov lined out, Popovich scored on a run down and a close plate slide gave Kings the 10 9 victory. Paris Here Tonight.
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Cardinals Fall To Dodgers 2-1 At Ebbets Field
Brooklyn Dodgers extend lead as St Louis Cardinals drop third straight one run game at Ebbets Field. Poholsky and Roe duel until Furillo delivers the go ahead hit in the ninth. Reds tie for No 2 with Giants win. Cards head to Boston behind Lanier Presko duel. Yankees beat Browns 7-5 in Sportsman’s Park. Kennedy to face Hudson in Washington.
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Dorish Shuts Out as White Sox Continue Hot Form
Harry Dorish pitched a five hitter for Chicago as the White Sox completed their 24th complete game and stretched their lead in the AL. Dorish, recalled from the bullpen, delivered a 5-0 win over Washington, while Boston beat Detroit 5-3 on Dom DiMaggio’s 27th straight game with a hit. The Yankees avoided disaster in St Louis 7-5 as Berra sat with an eye injury.
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Paris to Mt Vernon and Vincennes to Centralia tonight
Schedule notes list Paris at Mt Vernon Vincennes at Centralia and Danville at Mattoon for Friday night plus Mt Vernon at Vincennes Centralia at Danville and Mattoon at Paris on Saturday. Baseball game recap mentions Ted Gray Big Luke Easter home run and Preacher Roe gains eighth straight win for Brooklyn as White Sox headlines fade.
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Little Dynamite Nearly Dies After Savage Knockout Fight
In Washington a brutal ten round featherweight title bout ended with Gene Smith defeating Elijah Williams known as Little Dynamite. Williams suffered a skull fracture and brain bleeding and remained critical at Garfield Hospital after the KO. Smith wept and prayed for his fallen foe as 7000 fans watched the dramatic fight.
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Fire Destroys 36 Race Horses at Buffalo Raceway
A fire at Buffalo Raceway destroyed five barns killing 36 harness horses valued over 100000. Three hundred volunteer firefighters from ten nearby communities fought the blaze under difficult conditions as frightened horses escaped the barns and ran loose through the area.
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Dodgers edge Cardinals as Furillo delivers bases loaded single
In a ninth inning at bat Carl Furillo hit a bases loaded single to push the Dodgers past St. Louis 2 to 1. Harry Dorish of the White Sox threw a five hit shutout over Washington, 5 to 0, in his first complete game of the season.
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West Dies After Ring Knockout in New York Fight
Sonny Boy West, a Washington D C Negro lightweight, died in New York on December 21 about 22 hours after a seventh round knockout in a scheduled ten-round bout. The incident marked the ninth ring fatality in 1950, with none in 1951 so far. Dynamite's wife and mother witnessed the event.
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Auto-Lites Meet Stove Co in Softball Title Clash
Auto-Lites and Stove Co clash for first place in Mt. Vernon Softball League at city park tonight after Stove Co beat Moose 7-5. VFW edged Eagles 5-4 as Dick Snyder and Junior Chapman led Stovemakers offense.
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